Roland HP103 - Manual

7 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ........................................3 IMPORTANT NOTES .................................................5 Panel Descriptions ....................................................8 Front Panel ............................................................................

8 Panel Descriptions Front Panel 1 [Power On] switch Turns the power on/off (p. 11). 2 [Volume] knob Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 12). 3 [Demo] button You can listen to a demo of the instrument’s tones as well as a demo of the various functions (p. 14). 4 [ (Headphones)] indicator This indic...

9 Panel Descriptions Rear Panel 1 MIDI Out/In connectors Connect to external MIDI devices to exchange performance data (p. 40). 2 Input jacks These jacks can be connected to another sound generating device or an audio device, so that the sound of that device will be output from the HP103’s speakers ...

10 Before You Start Playing Connecting the Pedal Cord Connect the pedal cord to the Pedal jack on the bottom panel of the instrument, at the rear. fig.00-01 Connecting the Power Cord 1. Insert the included power cord into the AC inlet on the bottom panel of the instrument, at the rear. 2. Plug the p...

11 Before You Start Playing ■ Using the Music Holders You can use the holders to hold pages in place.When not using the holders, leave them folded down. * HP103-PE has not music holders. fig.mu_stand4 Connecting Headphones The HP103 has two jacks for plugging in headphones. This allows two people to...

12 Before You Start Playing Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall volume. Press the [Brilliance] button to adjust the brightness of the sound. Select one of the three available settings to obtain the desired brilliance. fig.00-07.e About the Pedals ...

13 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Listening to Internal Songs The HP103 comes with 66 piano songs onboard. ■ Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play) The internal songs can be played back consecutively. fig.panel1-1 1 Hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, and press the [Play...

14 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Stopping the playback 4 Press the [Play] button. The button’s indicator goes out, and playback stops. The next time you press the [Play] button, the song that was stopped is played from the beginning. Listening to the Demo Songs You can listen to va...

15 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo ■ Listening to a Demo of the Functions You can listen to the demo of the functions that can be applied to the piano tones. fig.panel1-3 1 Press the [Demo] button. The button’s indicator flashes, and playback of the tone demo songs starts. 2 Press an...

16 Chapter 2. Performance Performing with a Variety of Sounds The HP103 contains 20 different internal tones. The tones are organized into five tone groups, which are assigned to the Tone buttons. fig.panel2-1 Selecting a tone group 1 Press any Tone button. The indicator of the button you pressed wi...

17 Chapter 2. Performance Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch) You can adjust the touch (playing feel) of the keyboard. fig.panel2-7 1 Press the [Key Touch] button. The button’s indicator will light, and the feel of the keyboard will change. Each time you press the [Key Touch] button, the button...

18 Chapter 2. Performance Adding a Sense of Depth to the Sound (Grand Space) The HP103 includes a “Grand Space” function that allows you to get sounds that have a sense of depth like you get by playing an acoustic grand piano. Using this function gives you the natural-sounding reverberation and dept...

19 Chapter 2. Performance Adding the Right Sense of Depth for Headphones (Grand Space) You can achieve the kind of sonic depth produced with a grand piano through headphones as well. This feature creates an ambience that makes it seem you are seated in front of a grand piano as you perform. 1 Press ...

20 Chapter 2. Performance Adding Liveliness to the Sound (Dynamic Emphasis) You can add liveliness to the sound to give it superb clarity and distinctness. 1 Press the [Dynamics] button, getting its indicator to light. The Dynamic Emphasis function is switched on, enlivening the sound. To cancel the...

21 Chapter 2. Performance Applying Effects to the Sound fig.panel2-5 ■ Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb) By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation, making it sound as though you were performing in a concert hall. 1 Press the [Reverb] button. The button’s indicat...

22 Chapter 2. Performance Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Transpose) By using the “Transpose function,” you can transpose your performance without changing the notes you play. For example, even if the song is in a difficult key with numerous sharps ( ) or flats ( ), you can transpose it to a ke...

23 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play) Simultaneously playing two tones when one key is pressed is called “Dual play.” 1 Simultaneously press the two Tone buttons that you want to play together. The indicator of the button you pressed will light. When you play the keyboard...

24 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play) Dividing the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand areas, then playing different sounds in each is called “Split play.” The boundary key is called the “split point.” fig.splitpoint.e fig.panel2-3 1 Press th...

25 Chapter 2. Performance ■ Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point You can change the location where the keyboard is divided (the split point) within the range of B1 through B6. 1 While continuing to hold the [Split] button, press the key that you want to specify as the split point. The key you pressed...

26 Chapter 2. Performance Changing the beat of metronome 4 Hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, and press the [-] or [+] button. The currently selected beat will be displayed. If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the [-] or [+] button, the beat will change. If you hold down the [Song/Tem...

28 Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Here’s how you can play along with the internal songs. You can slow down the playback tempo of the song, or play back each hand separately. Before you try playing the song, listen to it several times to get a general feel for the song. For details ...

29 Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Playing Each Hand Separately The internal songs allow you to select the performance part that will be played back. The left-hand performance of the internal songs is assigned to the [Left] button, while the right-hand performance is assigned to the...

30 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance You can easily record your performances. A recorded performance can be played back to hear your own playing, or to add additional parts. The following types of recording can be done using the HP103. • Recording just your own keyboard performance ( → “Recordin...

31 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording a New Song Record only the keyboard performance without playing along with an internal song. fig.panel4-1 Recording settings (select “USr”) 1 Press the [Song/Tempo] button, getting its indicator to light in red. The song number appears in the displa...

32 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording Along with a Song You can record a performance that you play along with an internal song. Using the [Left] or [Right] buttons, you can perform and record just the right-hand part of a song while listening to the left-hand playback of an internal son...

33 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Selecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand Separately The recorder of the HP103 has two recording tracks, allowing you to record the right and left hands separately. Use the [Left] button or [Right] button to specify the recording track. If you want to r...

34 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Play back the recorded performance 6 Press the [Play] button. You will hear the recorded performance. Press the [Play] button once again, and playback will stop. Erasing Recorded Performances You can erase a recorded performance. ■ Erasing a Performance from ...

35 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal makes the notes you play resonate with other strings, adding rich reverberations and fatness to the sound. The damper pedal on the HP103 recreates this resonance (damper re...

36 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings ■ Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning) In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments, you can tune the HP103’s standard pitch to the pitch of another instrument. The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note ...

38 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Preventing the Settings from Changing During Performance ■ Disabling Everything Except Piano Play (Panel Lock) The “Panel Lock” function locks the HP103 in a state where only piano performance can be used, and all buttons will be disabled. This prevents the se...

39 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the HP103 through the speakers of your audio system, or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device. When connecting, please use an audio cable with ...

40 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices Connecting MIDI Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control the performances on one device from the other. For instance, you can output sound from the other instrument or switch tones on the other instrument...

41 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices ■ MIDI Send Channel Settings MIDI features sixteen MIDI channels, numbered 1–16. Simply connecting a cable is not enough for communication to take place. The connected devices must be set to use the same MIDI channels. Otherwise, no sound will be produced, a...

42 Troubleshooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. Case Cause/Remedy The power doesn’t come on Is the power cord connected and plugged in correctly? (p. 10) The button doesn’t work Is the panel locked? (p. 38)Is the Tone locked? (p. 38) Turn the power off, then back on. No sound is ...

43 Error Messages/Other Messages In the upper range, the sound changes abruptly beyond a certain key On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to sound until they decay naturally, regardless of the damper pedal. There is a difference in the timbre as we...

44 Tone List * A+B: simultaneously playing two tones You can change the volume balance between the two tones, refer to “Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play (Dual Balance)” (p. 23). A/B: A, the right-hand tone; and B, the left-hand tone in Split play [Split] Off [Split] On Button name [Variatio...

45 Internal Song List Song No. Song Name Composer Copyright S. 1 La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin C. Debussy © 2004 Roland Corporation S. 2 Late Night Chopin F. Chopin/Arranged by John Maul © 2002 Roland Corporation S. 3 Fly Free John Maul © 1998 Roland Corporation S. 4 L'éveil del l'amour Masashi & ...

46 Internal Song List * All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws. Profile John Maul John Maul is a musician, composer and arranger having graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London. John’s wo...

47 Easy Operation List 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 No. You want to Buttons Page Press the [Split] and [Piano] buttons simultaneously. Twin Piano Mode [Split]+ [Piano] p. 27 Press the [Split] and [Reverb] buttons simultaneously, and press the [ ● ] button. Grand Space Mode [Split]+ [Reverb] → [...

48 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... BasicChannel Mode NoteNumber : Velocity AfterTouch Pitch Bend ControlChange ProgChange System Exclusive SystemCommon SystemReal Time AuxMessage Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks DefaultChanged DefaultMessagesAltered True Voice Note ONNote OFF Key’sCh’s 6, ...

49 Main Specifications * In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice. Keyboard Keyboard 88 keys (Progressive Hammer Action Keyboard) Touch Sensitivity Touch: Light, Medium, Heavy, Fixed Keyboard Modes Whole, Dua...

50 Index A AC inlet ........................................................................... 10Adjuster .......................................................................... 12All Song Play .................................................................. 13Audio Equipment ....................

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This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les...